Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	0.95% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	62% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '20 at 21:29
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Memory 82.1 1-Core 67.3 2-Core 132 58% 93.9 Pts	4-Core 212 8-Core 329 34% 271 Pts	64-Core 326 20% 326 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT 1,212 User benchmarks, average bench 1% MSI(1462 0451) 256MB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 8.15.11.8593 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.95% Terrible	Lighting 1.77 Reflection 1.38 Parallax 0.41 1% 1.19 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.95% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV400S37240G 240GB 1,026 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 167 93 84 94 93 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 386 Write 362 Mixed 298 SusWrite 138 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 66.9 4K Mixed 18.6 96% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 167 DQ Mixed 127 119% 187 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 77%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 72GB free Firmware: 1AA01107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 73 73 73 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 50.2 Write 78.6 Mixed 46.1 SusWrite 73.4 46% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 60%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 22GB free Firmware: 1AG0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 93 92 91 93 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 74.8 Write 28.8 Mixed 32.1 SusWrite 92.8 42% 57.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 59%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 802GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 134 134 135 128 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 128 Write 99.8 Mixed 102 SusWrite 133 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Elpida EBJ21UE8BDF0- Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4 EBJ21UE8BDF0- Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.1% Average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 15.4 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 12.8 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 45%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	944x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	855x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	396x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	280x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	181x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	159x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	140x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	109x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	86x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	148x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples	62x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16